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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.38
āsāḿ prāṇa-parīpsūnāḿ
vidheyam abhayaḿ hi me
etāvān hi prabhor artho
yad dīna-paripālanam
SYNONYMS
āsām — all of these living entities; prāṇa-parīpsūnām — very strongly desiring to protect their lives; vidheyam — something must be done; abhayam — safety; hi — indeed; me — by me; etāvān — this much; hi — indeed; prabhoḥ — of the master; arthaḥ — duty; yat — that which; dīna-paripālanam — to give protection to suffering humanity.
TRANSLATION
It is my duty to give protection and safety to all living entities struggling for existence. Certainly it is the duty of the master to protect his suffering dependents.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness